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Policy concertation and social partnership in Western Europe : lessons for the twenty-first century /

Policy concertation - the determination of public policy by means of agreements struck between governments, employers and trade unions - continues to thrive in Western Europe despite the impact of liberalizing trends that were expected to lead to its demise. This volume brings together a team of 23...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Berger, Stefan (Editor ), Compston, Hugh, 1955- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2002.
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  • Policy concertation and social partnershipin western europe; contents; notes on contributors; preface; introduction; chapter 1 austria in historical perspective:from civil war to social partnership; chapter 2 austria in the 1990s:the routine of social partnershipin question?; chapter 3 britain in historical perspective:from war concertation to thedestruction of the social contract; chapter 4 britain in the 1990s: the absence ofpolicy concertation; chapter 5 denmark in historical perspective:towards conflict-based consensus.
  • Chapter 6 denmark in the 1990s: status quoor a more self-confident state?chapter 7 france in historical perspective:the impossibility of partnership; chapter 8 france in the 1990s:struggling with the weight of history; chapter 9 germany in historical perspective:the gap between theory and practice; chapter 10 germany in the 1990s:the impact of reunification; chapter 11 ireland in historical perspective:the legacies of colonialism -edging towards policy concertation; chapter 12 ireland in the 1990s:policy concertation triumphant.
  • Chapter 13 italy in historical perspective:the legacies of fascism and anti-fascismchapter 14 italy in the 1990s:policy concertation resurgent; chapter 15 the netherlands in historicalperspective: the rise and fallof dutch policy concertation; chapter 16 the netherlands in the 1990s:towards 'flexible corporatism'in the polder model; chapter 17 spain in historical perspective:fascist corporatism and social pacts; chapter 18 spain in the 1990s:strategic concertation; chapter 19 sweden in historical perspective:the rise and fall of the swedish model.
  • Chapter 20 sweden during the 1990s:the demise of concertation andsocial partnership and its suddenreappearance in 1998chapter 21 the politics of policy concertationin the 1990s:the role of ideas; chapter 22 social partnership 1880-1989:the deep historical roots ofdiverse strategies; chapter 23 policy concertation in western europe:a configurational approach; index.